Mr. Jerry Vanderblossom, NASA’s top Creation Scientist added: “I think this is an appropriate way to pay homage to the Creator of all things.  All our propulsion and trajectory calculations are worthless without Christ’s blessings.  That was made clear with our missions to Mars.  We used billions of dollars worth of computers and equipment to send exploratory spacecraft to Mars, but they never made it.  And there can only be one logical explanation for their failure – Jesus.  Our scientists are now convinced that the Messiah lives on Mars and simply did not wish for us to intrude on His Personal space.  We will, of course, respect His wishes and we have scrapped all plans to return to that particular planet.”

A public spokesman for the Agency mentioned that once in place, the cross will be visible on clear nights in the Northern Hemisphere during three-quarter to full moon lunar cycles every month. “When the sun catches those platinum cross beams, it should be a dazzling site,” said Mr. Vanderblossom, shaking his head in wonder.  “Even unsaved people will not be able to escape the presence of Jesus.”  At the end of each of the top three extremities of the cross, NASA has plans to place American flags, each almost the size of a football field on Earth.  “If other countries wish to show their devotion to the Creator, they are certainly free to do so,” says a NASA spokesperson, “but this cross is being paid for by American tax dollars and it is only fair that this country get the credit for it.” United States citizens will be asked to donate one ounce of gold or platinum per household in the next year. The items will be melted down to create the largest cross in the world. Americans will be able to behold its glory for one year, after which it will be transported by shuttle to the moon.
 
The moon trip will coincide with Rev. Arthur Blessitt's space shuttle launch. Mr. Blessitt, the man who carried a cross around the world to every nation, has been scheduled for shuttle launch in late May of 2003. Blessit will spend the next four years in an intensive astronaut training camp at NASA.  The 2003 shuttle launch will see Blessitt released from the shuttle bay at 0800 hours along with a miniature version of the "moon cross." He will be towed by safety cord, cross slung over his back in a Christian fashion. Blessitt will circle the globe with the cross in tow. "This is what God wants me to do." Blessitt remarks. "I do the kind of stuff for Jesus that nobody in their right mind would ever think about doing."

The cross on the moon by 2004 is an event for all Christians. NASA officials informed the press that the entire mission will be available "live" 24 hours a day until its final completion on pay-per-view. Pastor Ebeneezer Smith of the Landover Baptist Church remarked, "When Jesus comes back, we are almost certain that he will pass by the moon on his way to Earth. There, he will see his cross of Glory... and beside it an indicator, The American Flag.  There will be no question as to where he will set up his new Kingdom on Earth after seeing that."

What's next for NASA and the Christian Nation that funds it? Sources say that if enough money is raised by 2005, there will be another project. A massive effort to shift the rock formations on the Moon's surface to replace the face of the "Man in the Moon" with the face of Jesus. A Christian Astronaut comments,  "We think it will make folks a lot less likely to sin at night if they can see Jesus watching what they are doing."